Paul Simon to release greatest hits album

Paul Simon and Simon and Garfunkel tracks will feature on the same album

Published 24th Feb 2015

Paul Simon will release ‘The Ultimate Collection: Paul Simon’ featuring his solo material alongside Simon and Garfunkel tracks.

The album will feature hits from the singer-songwriter such as ‘You Can Call Me Al’, ‘Graceland’ and ‘Me and Julio Down by The School Yard’, as well as Simon and Garfunkel tracks including ‘The Sound Of Silence’, ‘The Boxer’ and ‘Cecilia’.

The compilation, featuring 19 tracks, will be the first time that both acts have officially appeared on the same project.

Check out the teaser trailer below:

Paul Simon has won a total of 12 Grammy’s, including a Lifetime Achievement Award, and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame both as a member of Simon and Garfunkel, and as a solo artist.

He is currently performing on his ‘On Stage Together’ world tour with Sting and plans to release the album ahead of his UK tour dates in April.

The iconic pair will hit locations including Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London.

The dates are below:

Glasgow (10th April) Birmingham (12th April) Manchester (13th April) London (15th and 16th April)

‘The Ultimate Collection: Paul Simon’ will be released on 13th April.

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